Quoting: MisstheWhalers
Hope you're right about Roslovic, he gets a fair bit of criticism and maybe some of its justified but the way he's been shuffled around the lineup and Maurice shafting him for ice time in the 18-19 season idk wtf people expect, some of the local media talking heads(and some fans) are just morons though, their complete lack of context is astounding.. Lol... Have heard them argue and defend certain guys and then in a round about way at a later date say that same player they defended is part of the problem, makes no sense!
Idk, after watching them both get pummeled by Bennett who's listed as not much bigger then either of them has me pretty firmly thinking they both need a bigger D partner.
Bennet is a truck. Not many players hit harder than him in the nhl. So establishing him as the rule isn’t accurate imo. The two handled all the flames’ other forwards well imo (even lucic and tkachuk). They also drive play at an incredible rate when they are paired together. Imo, size isn’t normally a problem for both.
Yeah, sometimes Maurice’s usage of young players is astounding (and not in good way). That said, he’s still better than many other players and you have to admit that before this season, Roslovic didn't really probe himself to deserve more minutes. I’m not saying that maurice handled him great, but it wasn’t nearly as bad as most think. What was he supposed to do? Play more effective players ahead of him when we were competing?. Yes he could have found a few more minutes per night but as I said, his usage wasn’t awful per say.
As for what I see in Roslovic, I’ve been saying the same thing since day 1, and I still stand by it. That said, I’m not sure it will be with Winnipeg. He is running out of time to burst out of that 3rw bubble. However, I think he will have a centre role if little does indeed retire (sounds more likely than I previously thought). Hopefully he can use that. However, I don’t see him stepping into the 2c role immediately and flourishing either. Probably see him get used to centre for a quite a while before he can play 2c
Whether he plays centre or wing however, he’s someone I want on the jets long term. Imo he isn’t even close to his potential. The guy is oozing with offensive potential so I don’t think a 70 pt winger is out of reach (ceiling)
I completely agree about the morons.